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jmamorteg
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Nov 13, 2014 1:26 PM UTC
Question

Error: "Resulting columns would be too short."

I am trying to set double sided pagination options in an old FM file, and whatever choice I make, when pressing "Set", this error shows.

I have cleaned weird frames in master page. I have search for this message but haven´t been able to find anything regarding this issue.

What I'm trying to do is split this old document into chapters so it can be easily edited, I need to configure the pages to count even. Am I missing something?

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Timothyc55
Timothyc55
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Oct 24, 2016 12:57 AM UTC

I have also had the same message for a frame that had a height less than the minimum.  I used trial and error to find a suitable height.

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dianeo25300006
Inspiring
Oct 14, 2016 5:39 PM UTC

In my case, this ended up being due to the length of the reference pages and the fact that items would be hidden at the new page size. I arranged these items so that they all fit the new size and all was well. I did have to remove one page override on the body pages as well.

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Bob_Niland
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Bob_NilandCommunity Expert
Community Expert
Nov 13, 2014 5:34 PM UTC

Is the Body Flow A all one continuous object?

If so, I'd look at two approaches:

  1. Create a new empty document, and copy all the old Flow A into it.
  2. Create a new empty document, and import the Page Layouts back into the old one.

I'm wondering if you have some page layout overrides present, perhaps with some disconnected frames.

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